Selecting multi-freedom multi-loop kinematic chains to suit a given task

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 925-938

  Tischler, Craig ^a   Samuel, Andrew ^b   Hunt, Kenneth ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEARS; MANIPULATORS; MECHANISMS; MOTION ESTIMATION; ROBOT APPLICATIONS;

KINEMATIC STRUCTURES; MECHANICAL DESIGN; NUMBER SYNTHESIS;

KINEMATICS;

EID: 0035421568     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-114X(01)00026-X     Document Type: Article

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